Cloth-of-gold cone, Textile cone shell
Conus textile
Classification
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Conidae
Conus textile, the textile cone or the cloth of gold cone is a venomous species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. Textile cone snails live mostly in the Indian Ocean, along the eastern coast of Africa and around Australia. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous.
Conus textile, le Cône textile ou la Toison d'or, est une espèce de mollusque gastéropode marin de la famille des Conidae. C'est une espèce commune. C'est un coquillage venimeux.
El cono textil (Conus textile) es una especie de molusco gastrópodo del género Conus, perteneciente la familia Conidae. de una longitud aproximada de 23 centímetros. Come moluscos, poliquetos y pequeños peces.
Distribution